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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20,1914- I Patented Dec. 24, 1918.

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Riehard 6i. Inwood v%1/ %f%/ g 8 g 3% i a WWW To all whom, it may concern RICHARD e. rn wooD, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA; MARY o. mwooD, ammismmmx or SAID RICH RD G. INwooD, DECEASED, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF To DANIEL P.

MURPHY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters iatent. Patented Dec. 24, 1918.

Application filed November 20, 1914. Serial No. 873,167.

blank which may be folded into box farm Be it known that I, RICHARD G. INWOOD, a citiz'enof the United States, and a resident of South Bend, Indiana, have invented an Improvement in Boxes, of which the following description, in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a specification,

like characters on the drawingsrepresene to correspond to the curved edges in the ing like parts.

This invention relates to boxes-and among other objects provides a box which is simple and light in construction, cheap to manufacture and easy to handle. Y

The character of the invention may be best understood by reference to-"the following description of an illustrative embodiment thereof shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a side elevation of an illustrative box shown herein as embodyingthe invention; and

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the box.

Referring to the drawing, the illustrative box shown therein as embodying the invenmaterial 3 wrapped about said ends. In

some cases to facilitate the flexing of the material, it may be scored or grooved on one surface thereof by passing the sheet between upper and lower rolls, one being smooth and the other fluted.

The sides are reinforced with cleats 5 of wood or other appropriate material each of a length substantially the same as the length of the side material. To enable the cleats to be flexed, V-shaped incisions 7 or other appropriate notches are made therein transversely to the lengths thereof and ex'tending partially therethrough. Preferably these notches extend to within a short distance of the back of the cleat leaving a continuous rib for maintaining the integrity of the This'isa desirable feature 111 rolling the box cleat. a To further strengthen the material bindor wrapped about the box ends as desired.-

The ends of the box have rounded corners each curved preferably on an arc with a radius of substantial length. Thus each end has four straight'edges and four curvededges. The notches in each cleat-are arranged in four series appropriately spaced perimeter of the 'end. As a result, when the unit is wrapped about the ends thecleatswill readily flex to conform to'the eont'ou'r of theend. In thus flexing the cleats the notches thereof are closed and the engage.

ment of their walls serves to-limit the flea ing of the cleat and determine the curvature thereof.

The ends may be assembled withthe blank in engagement with the inner faces of thecleats. In some cases the presence of artioles within the box will be sufiiei nt to maintain the ends positioned against said cleats, but in other cases the endsmay be nailed or otherwise secured to saidcleats as desired.

sincethe cleats in projecting inwardly from the side material may serve to prevent articles in the box from fallingout. When thecleats are folded into box form they pre-.-

sent curvedcorners containing wedge-like sections which act on the iprlnciple of the arch-to resist collapsingof the box. Thus@ v 0. The ends, however, are not indispensable the cleats are-rendered self-sustaining with out using the ends, 1 v. In folding the blank into .boxfornrthe side material is curved into intimate contact with the curved .portions'ofthe cleats along the lines of contact therewith, but intermediate the ends of the box the material tends to flatten thereby producing a slight concavity of the material intermediate said ends:

wires embracing the same, the ends of the latter being twisted together at the terminals of said material. open the box the binding wires are cut adjacent their twists and'thenportions of the 7 blank adjacent the terminals thereof may be swung outward away from the ends and permit access to the interior of the box.

In packaging certain articles it is desirable to provide a rectangular box which has flat sides, butthere are objections to the handling of such a boxsince it is customary in moving the same to turn it over and over from side to side or from corner to corner. This results in an objectionable jolting of the box which is likely to injure the same or the contents thereof. The box described has advantages of the rectangular form, but does not have the objections above mentioned in thehandlingthereof, since the rounded corners will permit the box to be rolled on its sides substantially without jar to the contents thereof.

The rounded corners may be curved to conform to the-contour of cans or other articles contained within the boxand thereby inclose the articles-with less material than would be necessary in-making a square cornered box.

While the box shown herein is constructed so that the terminals of the side blank meet substantially in the middle of one of the sides of the box, it will be understood that the blank may be arranged to have its terminals meet at a corner of the box or otherwise as desired 7 Byzmy invention is provided a box which a is extremely simple-and strong in construction and cheap to manufacture. In assembling the sameit is merely necessary to wrap the blank including the side material, cleats and binding wires about the ends and secure the same thereto. The box may be knocked down with equal ease, it being merely necessary to release the ends from the side materialand unfold said material from said.

If it is desired to ends, Then the material may be laid out in flat form with the ends superposed thereon. The box parts are then in very compact condition permitting the same to be readily shipped or stored; as desired. It may be desirable in some instances to ship the box to the user in knocked-down form. It will be apparent that by the simple oper ations above described he can readily assemble the parts in box form.

Having described one illustrative embodiment of the box embodying the invention and a method of making the same without limiting the invention thereto, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: a

1. A -wire-bound box comprising ends having four straight edges and curved edges connecting said straight edges; side material encircling said ends and curved to conform to the contour of said edges; cleats for reinforcing said material. having series of notches therein to permit the bending there of to conform to the curved edges of said ends; said cleats engaging said ends and binding Wires securedto said material.

- 2. A box comprising side material; reinforcing cleats for said material having series of notches therein for locating and deter In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. V

RICHARD G. INWOOD.

. Witnesses THOMAS J AMIESON, BARBARA C. PERRY.

Copies of this patent-may be obtained. for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of iatent-a Washington, D. 0. 

